Chapter 69: Sure enough, glasses girls all have a wild heart!

"Hai, just wait for my news."

Funamura Otomo put down the phone, still a bit dazed.

Itou Shuichi asked on the side: "What's wrong? Looking absent-minded~"

"Shuichi-san, what happened these days? Did I miss anything?"

"Nani? Isn't it just filming 'Tales of the Unusual'?" Itou Shuichi was curious, "Did something happen to Naoki-san?"

Funamura Otomo patted his head with a bit of amusement: "I almost thought I was in the world of 'Tales of the Unusual'~"

"Tell me what happened, konoyaro~" Itou Shuichi was attracted by Funamura Otomo's words.

"Naoki-san, he..."

Funamura Otomo paused, "He said he wrote a novel and wants to find someone to publish it."

"Nani?!"

This time Itou Shuichi was really surprised.

"Although Naoki-san has always been unexpected, writing a novel silently like this is too exaggerated!"

Funamura Otomo was also strange: "He should have been with us during this time, and he also planned 'Tales of the Unusual' in the middle. Where did he get the time?"

"It wouldn't be the same as the little stories in 'Tales of the Unusual', would it?" Itou Shuichi thought, "If it's this kind of thriller and fantasy short story, it's still possible for Naoki-san."

"I don't know, but it seems to be a realistic novel for children.

However, if he has the intention to publish, then the quality of the novel should be okay~"

"Ah, then we can only look at the manuscript."

Itou Shuichi and Funamura Otomo's attempt to grab the manuscript first definitely didn't succeed.

The original manuscript is of course kept by himself as a souvenir.

Nagayama Naoki first adjusted some content in the novel that did not fit the era background.

Then he copied the story onto special manuscript paper.

In Japan, there are certain standards for publishing submissions. If you don't follow the prescribed format, the editor will not accept the manuscript.

These steps took Nagayama Naoki two days, and his hands were sore...

The one Funamura Otomo helped to make an appointment with was a senior editor at Shogakukan, named Morikawa Kuniharu.

The appointed day was still scorching hot.

Nagayama Naoki pulled up the convertible top of the sports car, and barely had some shade.

The publishing house is located in Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, and is a member of the famous Hitotsubashi Publishing Group.

The company is actually not big, but in the greenery, it seems to make people feel a smell of ink, and bursts of book fragrance came from that inconspicuous building, making the whole building covered with a layer of sacred feeling...

Shaking his head to shake off these fantasies in his brain, Nagayama Naoki walked into the publishing house.

The front desk lady was an intellectual woman wearing glasses, who was reading a book with her head down, but her eyes lit up after seeing Nagayama Naoki, and she immediately put down the book:

"Good morning, welcome to Shogakukan, I am Nozawa Reiki at the front desk, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Good morning, I am Nagayama Naoki, who made an appointment with editor Morikawa Kuniharu before."

"Hai, it's good to have an appointment, please follow me." Saying that, she was about to lead Nagayama Naoki to the conference room.

Nagayama Naoki glanced at the book title on the front desk before walking—"Confessions of a Mask"!

Sure enough, glasses girls all have a wild heart!

After serving a cup of tea, Ms. Nozawa Reiki went to notify Morikawa Kuniharu.

Nagayama Naoki looked around in the conference room. All around were books and magazines published by Shogakukan.

There were also some manga weeklies, etc.

From the title cover, it is indeed a book aimed at primary and middle school groups. Funamura Otomo is really reliable.

Just thinking, the door of the conference room was knocked, and a gentle middle-aged man wearing glasses walked in.

"Nice to meet you, I am Morikawa Kuniharu, a senior editor at Shogakukan."

The way he speaks is also very gentle. Could it be that writers all have this style~

"Hai, nice to meet you, I am Nagayama Naoki." Standing up and bowing is already too familiar to be familiar.

After the ceremony, both sat down.

"After receiving Otomo-san's call, I thought it would be a friend who is relatively old. I didn't expect Nagayama-san to be so young."

"Haha, it was a coincidence to get to know Otomo-san, and this time it was thanks to his help to make an appointment with Morikawa-san."

"That's right, it's a coincidence, it's all fate."

After chatting for a few sentences,

"I heard that the novel is already written, right? What kind of novel is it?"

"Hai, it's a realistic novel, a short and medium story."

Nagayama Naoki handed the file bag together with the manuscript, "It tells the interaction between an old man and three elementary school students."

"Then please let me take a look first, Nagayama-san, please wait a moment."

After Morikawa Kuniharu took the manuscript, he read it directly.

These writers are really straightforward. He really left Nagayama Naoki aside.

Nagayama Naoki couldn't help but laugh, and reached out to pick up a magazine next to him and read it.

The cicadas outside the window were still chirping, the breeze was blowing, and the tea leaves in the tea cup floated from time to time.

The two people reading quietly seemed to be tasting tea and relaxing in the tea room.

A short novel should not take much time.

However, Morikawa Kuniharu read it very carefully, and sometimes would turn back the pages.

He said he would take a look, but in the end, he actually read it for more than an hour.

Until Nozawa Reiki knocked on the door to add water, Morikawa Kuniharu raised his head from the manuscript.

After looking at the clock on the wall, he immediately said:

"Sumimasen, Nagayama-san, I accidentally invested in the novel."

"It's okay, Morikawa-san, aren't I also reading your company's publications~"

After an apology, Morikawa Kuniharu said to Nagayama Naoki,

"Nagayama-san, your novel, I can say without politeness, is the best I have seen in recent years."

"Too much praise, Morikawa-san."

"It is definitely not an over-praise. Nagayama-san can choose our publishing house and choose me as the editor. Thank you!" Morikawa Kuniharu stood up directly and bowed.

Although he knew that this novel would be very popular in the future, he didn't expect it to make the publishing house editor so admire it.

Nagayama Naoki also stood up:

"Morikawa-san, you make me not know what to do... Since the editor thinks it's okay, let's discuss the publishing matter."

Speaking of business, Morikawa Kuniharu calmed down.

"We definitely want to publish this novel, so I will tell the truth.

The general copyright distribution in the industry is 5%-10%, but high-quality good books can generally be negotiated.

Nagayama-san's novel quality is definitely no problem, but as a newcomer, you may not be able to get a higher share."

Nagayama Naoki nodded: "I understand this, but I also believe in your company's vision, and you will definitely not bury this novel."

The implication is that if the share is too low, then of course the vision is not enough.

Morikawa Kuniharu thought silently for a while: "Nagayama-san, I need to fight for your novel with my superiors again, and I will definitely give a satisfactory answer."

"Hai, then I'll trouble Morikawa-san."

After the business was finished, of course, we had to talk about creative concepts, future development, etc. Until he sent Nagayama Naoki out of the door, Morikawa Kuniharu had a very enthusiastic attitude.

The manuscript is of course left at Shogakukan. As for fearing that the novel is too good and will be plagiarized and published in advance by people inside?

As long as this kind of thing happens once,

The reputation accumulated by Shogakukan for half a century will be over. What is there to be afraid of? ===== CHAPTER 70 =====